Longevity, starting from raising chickens

I don’t know if it was the pressure of being caught up by the World Eaters at any time that stimulated his potential.

Or it is because in the temple, all dharmas are revealed and easier to comprehend.

Over the past month, Wang Ba's speed of refining the black copper staff he got from the innate god and demon has actually increased a lot.

He has already initially refined one eighth of one of the innate cloud bans.

Although it is not much, my mind is becoming more and more in tune with this bronze staff.

He also vaguely figured out the use of this bronze staff.

In the secret realm.

Wang Ba held the copper staff in his hand and pointed it lightly at the ground.

The next moment, countless whirlwinds suddenly appeared in the entire secret realm for no reason.

Wang Ba swept his spiritual sense over and nodded slightly.

With his knowledge.

Every whirlwind in this secret realm is of immense power, in no way inferior to a full-strength attack from a cultivator who has mastered the art of Wind Riding and Six Controls.

The key is that this treasure does not require the participation of the Dao Realm, it only requires the injection of a large amount of mana.

"If this item had fallen into my hands before I entered the state of spiritual transformation, it would have been nothing less than a divine item. But now it is somewhat..."

This thought flashed through Wang Ba's mind, and he felt a little regretful.

Now he just needs to survive the tribulation of his soul, and then he will have completely entered the realm of refining emptiness.

It sounds impressive to have achieved the Perfect Spirit Transformation, but compared to those World Eaters he had encountered before, he was just so-so.

"The next step should be to combine these wind vortices into one... But unfortunately, my understanding of this treasure is not enough."

Wang Ba pondered for a moment, then picked up the copper staff and tapped the ground again.

Those whirlwinds quietly dissipated and turned into gusts of breeze, blowing through the leaves of the Emperor Willow and Jade Fire Tung trees, making rustling sounds.

"Cang Fuzi said that this should not be a treasure for attacking... It seems that its true use can only be known after it is thoroughly refined."

Wang Ba thought for a while.

Although according to Cang Fuzi, the more innate cloud bans an innate Taoist treasure has, the more amazing its power or effect will be. This copper staff only has three innate cloud bans and is obviously not very precious, but this is his first innate Taoist treasure, so he naturally values ​​it more.

The only problem is that the refining of the innate Taoist treasure cannot be entrusted to others. If he wants to refine it, he has to devote his whole body and soul to it and have no time to take care of other things.

"It's a pity that the incarnation is not here..."

Wang Ba glanced at the immortal tree that had become round. It would take some time for it to truly transform into a fetus. After the transformation, there would still be the process of nurturing the fetus.

The process that used to pass in the blink of an eye in the world now seems particularly difficult.

However, as time goes by, the expected innate gods and demons have yet to arrive, and this anxiety has been relieved a lot compared to the beginning.

After thinking about it, he was still a little worried, so he left Wanfa Peak and quickly landed at the highest point of the Taoist temple.

At the tea pavilion, Ling Weizi and Jiang Yi were staring outside the boundary the whole time. They showed no surprise when they saw Wang Ba suddenly appear.

"How is it? Have you found anything outside the boundary?"

Wang Ba asked as usual.

Ling Weizi shook his head:
"Senior Jiang and I have never relaxed for a moment, but it is still the same. We have nothing, not even the Chaos Essence."

Hearing Ling Weizi's words, Wang Ba was both happy and a little disappointed.

But he didn't show it on his face, he just nodded and said:
"It's a good thing that we didn't see any World Eaters. Thank you, Uncle Master and Senior Jiang, for keeping watching."

"Oh, right, that plague demon..."

Ling Weizi seemed to want to say something but stopped himself.

"Plague demon?"

The rabbit immediately popped up in Wang Ba's mind, and he was a little confused:

"What happened to it? Did it enter the realm?"

"I appeared at the hole you left several times, wanting to come in, but seemed to have some concerns."

Jiang Yi spoke up.

"concern?"

Wang Ba frowned slightly, his mind turned slightly, then nodded and said:

"I understand. Next time you see me, call me."

After saying this, his figure disappeared, and when he reappeared, he was already in Chunyang Palace.

"It's rare for Junior Brother to have the interest to come to my place."

Zhao Feng was frowning as he dealt with the sect's miscellaneous affairs. When he saw Wang Ba coming without notice, his brows relaxed involuntarily, and he was a little surprised.

Wang Ba saw the fatigue between Zhao Feng's brows and said bluntly:
"If you feel too tired, you may as well give up the position of the sect leader."

Zhao Feng heard this and glanced at him helplessly.

He still remembered that someone had vowed before that he would take over after the catastrophe was over, but now he was persuading him to resign like a good person.

But still sighed:
"A few days ago, Master also told me that they borrowed the "World Sea Star Map" to practice, and gained a lot. Maybe it won't be long before they can complete the first level of the Dao Realm... I would like to concentrate on practicing, but now the Dao Hall is in ruins. It would be a bit uncomfortable to let go suddenly. Well, after a while, when I am sure that the World Eater will not come again, I will choose a virtuous person, and I will pass on this responsibility."

"That's how it should be."

"Brother, if you step down, I will also step down as deputy leader."

Wang Ba nodded slightly.

When people reach different stages, they should do what they should do at that stage.

The catastrophe has passed, and there is indeed a lot of work to be done.

But now the Xiaocang world needs a group of people with advanced skills to deal with possible crises from outside the world.

Zhao Feng is extremely talented. He has served as the sect leader for many years. Although this has tempered his character, it has also slowed down his progress.

It’s time to unload the burden and focus on practice.

"Oh, right, this is the result of the collection of methods for refining the suspension device that you asked me to arrange earlier."

Zhao Feng suddenly thought of something, took out a file from a pile of files on the table and handed it to Wang Ba.

Wang Ba took over and unfolded it, only to see more than ten plans listed on it.

Zhao Feng introduced:

"After the news of this solicitation was released, everyone in the Taoist temple, whether it was the Changsheng Sect, Youxian Temple, or independent cultivators... were very interested. Therefore, we did receive hundreds of proposals. However, after excluding some proposals that were not original, we finally selected these fourteen proposals."

Upon hearing this, Wang Ba nodded and scanned them carefully one by one.

Soon, when he saw the second plan, his eyes suddenly lit up:
"This is a good idea. We can smelt fourth- and fifth-grade spiritual materials to replace some sixth-grade spiritual materials... In total, we can reduce the number of sixth-grade high-quality spiritual materials by 500,000."

Zhao Feng glanced at it and nodded:
"This is a Nascent Soul from our sect who has retired from the weapon refining department. His name is 'Zhi Ying Bu'. He is of the same generation as us and is familiar with the characteristics of various spiritual materials. That's why he came up with this idea."

Wang Ba nodded slightly.

There are many talented people in the Wanxiang Sect, but when it comes to weapon refiners, he is probably the best in the entire Xiaocang world. He is not surprised to have such results.

But after thinking about it, he shook his head somewhat dissatisfied.

Eight million jin of spiritual materials, even if it was reduced by 500,000 jin, would still be an unbearable burden for the Xiaocang Realm.

If it could be lowered a bit more...

He then looked at the next one.

After several plans in a row, the amount of spiritual materials saved in the end did not exceed the amount that could not be supported.

But when it came to the last two, his eyes suddenly lit up.

One reads:

"…If it is just to ensure that the suspended magic weapon is feasible when in operation, then the magic weapon itself does not need to be too sophisticated. As long as it can be used when needed, it can be taken back to the world for repair and nourishment at other times. In this way, the consumption of spiritual materials can be greatly reduced. I estimate that only 70% is needed. If there is enough time, I can simplify it and perhaps reduce it further…"

Another reads:

"...Using talismans instead of tools may be feasible. Talismans are used instead of tools. Their cost is roughly one hundredth of that of tools, but the effect is similar. Supporting the Xiaocang Realm is only done temporarily, not all the time. Therefore, instead of refining tools, it is better to refine talismans..."

"What are the origins of these two people?"

Seeing these two plans, Wang Ba couldn't help but applaud, especially the last one.

Zhao Feng was not surprised and immediately revealed the identities of the two men.

“They are all casual cultivators.”

Wang Ba looked at Zhao Feng in surprise.

"Yes, one is considered a weapon refiner, and the other is good at refining talismans."

Zhao Feng smiled bitterly and nodded:
"The weapon refiners of the three sects are all thinking about how to refine the magic weapons better, so why would they think of these unconventional methods?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Ba nodded in agreement.

Neither of these two methods can be considered sophisticated, they are just slight modifications, but they are more suitable for the current situation.

It is not difficult for the weapon refiners in the sect to think of this, but they are trapped by their past experiences and habits and cannot think of this.

Wang Ba hesitated for a moment and asked:
"Where are these two people?"

Seeing that Wang Ba was interested, Zhao Feng immediately called the monk on duty outside the door and asked him to bring the person over.

The two talked about the current situation that Xiao Cangjie was facing.

"If we keep going in the direction of Yuntian Realm, the Chaos Essence should gradually increase, but now we don't see any at all. Once there is no Chaos Essence replenishment, I'm afraid Fan Ming won't be able to fly too far."

Zhao Feng's expression became more serious.

Wang Ba's expression darkened when he heard this, and he said solemnly:
"I know. This is what I am worried about... Let me tell you all. Try to focus on studying the Dao Domain and reduce the amount of spiritual energy you refine. After all, you need to save your life in critical moments."

"It's not so difficult to say about the Nascent Soul cultivators, but the main thing is that everyone is looking forward to entering the Nascent Soul stage. Naturally, the consumption of spiritual energy is high. One or two is nothing, but now in the Taoist temple, there are at least three or four hundred Nascent Soul cultivators..."

Zhao Feng hesitated to speak.

There was one thing he didn't mention, and that was the Beast Taming Department and the large number of spiritual beasts in the secret realm of Wanfa Peak.

Although the food sources of these spirit beasts are mostly inexpensive, they also consume spiritual energy. With so many spirit beasts, some of which are large in size and at a high level, their demand for spiritual energy is naturally greater.

All in all, although the current consumption has not yet caught up with that of the monks, the gap is visible.

Of course, he also knew that these spirit beasts were extremely important to the current Taoist temple, and no one could tell when they would come in handy, so he didn't say it in the end.

Wang Ba was silent for a moment, but still shook his head and said:
"We have to cut some of them off, except for those who are nearing the end of their life span. For the rest, we have to ensure the most basic needs... Everyone has to go through a hard time first."

Zhao Feng nodded slightly.

No one knows what the future will be like, and every bit of spiritual energy accumulated may be crucial in the future.

Just saying.

Suddenly, Ling Weizi's somewhat nervous voice came to their ears:
"There's movement outside!"

The two of them shuddered, looked at each other, and disappeared in Chunyang Palace almost at the same time.

Then, one after another, they appeared in the tea pavilion.

He didn't even bother to say anything to Ling Weizi and Jiang Yi, and immediately looked outside the world.

The outside world.

In the dark void ahead.

An indistinguishable black dot lay quietly at the edge of the direction they were heading.

If everything goes well, they will be able to see each other from a distance and pass each other in less than half an incense stick of time in the future.

"What it is?"

Zhao Feng frowned and stared at the black spot through the membrane.

Jiang Yi and Ling Weizi both shook their heads solemnly.

No one knew anything about the situation outside the world. Even if Jiang Yi knew something, it was only limited to books, not to mention that it was so far away.

But this is one of the few things that people in the Ogura world have seen outside the world.

At this moment, everyone couldn't help but feel a desire to explore.

However, Wang Ba still suppressed his curiosity with great difficulty, and said in a solemn voice:
"Let's go around it."

"Deputy Sect Leader Wang..."

Jiang Yi and Ling Weizi couldn't help but look at Wang Ba.

Only Zhao Feng showed approval.

Everyone's attention quickly shifted.

This is Fan Ming adjusting the direction according to Wang Ba's will.

Jiang Yi couldn't help but ask:
"Why not go and take a look? What if there is Chaos Essence there?"

Wang Ba looked calm:

"The group of World Eaters we encountered came from this direction. Although we have come a long way, the things that were preserved in the hands of the World Eaters, whether good or bad, are not something we can deal with."

"But this doesn't mean anything..."

Jiang Yi frowned and spoke.

Zhao Feng spoke on behalf of Wang Ba:

"We are not in a position to take risks right now. If we lose once, we lose everything."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yi's expression paused slightly, and then he could only sigh helplessly.

If it were her, she would have been unable to resist driving Fanming to see what was going on. Even if she didn't go there in person, she would have arranged for someone to go and find out what was going on.

But these two fellow disciples managed to hold back the impulse. Although she did not quite agree with it, after all, if cultivators do not fight, how can they become immortals? But she could not help but admire their high state of mind and cultivation.

Ling Weizi watched with some regret as the black spot disappeared from their sight, but did not say much.

The two of them were carrying the lives of all living beings in the Ogura world on their shoulders, so it was understandable that they did not dare to take risks. As his uncle-master, he understood this very well.

But I also feel a little regretful.

The sea of ​​​​boundary is vast, and I think there must be no shortage of world-shaking treasures. This black spot might be one of these treasures, but it's a pity that we missed it.

But in Wang Ba's ears, Cang Fuzi's faint voice rang out:

"You should have gone to take a look just now. I have a vague feeling that there might be a 'world fetus' there."

"Boundary fetus?"

Wang Ba's heart moved slightly, and he simply communicated with him through the air using his spiritual consciousness.

Warehouse floats are everywhere in the world, and they can be used to:

"The world is the beginning of the world."

"I have said before that there are many innate Dao treasures in this world sea. In fact, they are the products of the failure of the fusion of Dao and Chaos Essence to evolve the world. And these innate Dao treasures are often hidden in this world fetus. Of course, this world fetus may also be nurturing a world, but I only felt extremely thin Chaos Essence there, it should not be possible to give birth to a world, so it is very likely that it is an innate Dao treasure."

Wang Ba was not moved, and asked:
"What are the chances? Is there any danger involved?"

Cang Fuzi hesitated and replied:

"It's hard to say. There are all kinds of things growing in the fetus. Maybe it's an innate Taoist treasure, maybe it's some kind of innate divine beast, or maybe it's something else. As for the danger... it's hard to say either."

After all, it is just a world spirit that stays in one place all its life, and most of what we know about it is that it has been seen occasionally over the years, but that is really not often.

Wang Ba knew Cang Fuzi's situation inside out, so he was not affected by Cang Fuzi's words and remained firm:
"It's not the time to take risks now. Let's bypass this area and continue heading east."

Today's Ogura world is just like practicing. If you want to reach the top, you can go slower, but you must not make mistakes easily.

"It's like walking on thin ice."

Looking at the endless void outside the world, Wang Ba felt secretly moved.

The huge bird carried Xiao Cangjie on its back and flew through the void, then disappeared into the darkness little by little.

And it was unknown how much time had passed after Xiao Cangjie left.

A river of world eaters flows through here in a mighty manner.

But when it was about to approach the vague black dot that Wang Ba and the others saw, it suddenly changed direction as if it was afraid, made a big circle in the void, and then without any hesitation, it quickly went straight in the direction where Xiaocangjie disappeared.

The silent void was at peace again.

……

"If you two don't have a teacher, you can join my Wanxiang Sect."

Inside Chunyang Palace, Wang Ba looked at the dull middle-aged man in front of him and a young monk whose robes were painted with many talisman patterns, and spoke with a smile.

After all, these two men were originally independent cultivators. After hearing what Wang Ba said, they were all delighted. They hurriedly wanted to pay their respects to Wang Ba, but were stopped by him.

Zhao Feng beside him shook his head slightly:
"Except for worshipping teachers and elders, our sect does not have such a ceremony."

"Yes, Master Refiner Nong Yushi, thank you, Sect Master and Deputy Sect Master!"

The dull middle-aged man only looked dull. Few people who survived the life environment of casual cultivators were really stupid. He immediately saluted again towards Wang Ba and Zhao Feng.

He was the casual cultivator who suggested making a low-quality suspended magical instrument to deal with the problem.

The other young monk also quickly followed suit and saluted the two:

"Fu Xiu Chen Xu, thank you for your favor, Sect Master and Deputy Sect Master!"

"Ah."

Zhao Feng nodded.

Wang Ba continued to instruct:

"Remember to study the refining of the suspended magic weapon carefully when it rains. There is no need to rush."

"Chen Xu, you can also study with the talisman master in our sect to see if you can refine a more economical and more effective suspended talisman."

Although the cost of talismans is less than one hundredth of that of magic tools.

But even if it is one in a hundred, to get eight million jin, it would take eighty thousand jin of sixth-grade spiritual materials.

Moreover, although the materials needed have become materials for making talismans and the weight is not so exaggerated, there are still only a few in stock within the sect.

After all, the materials used to make talismans are calculated by tens of thousands of kilograms.

The two people who were valued by Wang Ba nodded excitedly.

Given their identities, they were originally not aware of Wang Ba's status.

However, when he knew that Wang Ba was the current master of the Taoist temple, he no longer had any doubts.

Soon, monks outside the temple took them away.

Wang Ba also handed the method of refining the Suspended Talisman that he had obtained from Chen Xu to Zhao Feng, and then said:

"These two people are promising talents. We need to ask the weapon refining department and the talisman department to train them well."

Zhao Feng also nodded in approval.

Although the two of them didn't know much about refining equipment and making talismans, one could still see that these two casual cultivators who weren't even at the Golden Core stage were selfless and genuinely fond of each other when they mentioned their respective areas of expertise.

Skills can be learned and honed, but it is extremely rare to maintain a passion for one’s skills even in the face of adversity.

But Zhao Feng soon frowned:

"According to the method mentioned by Chen Xu, the most important materials in the plan proposed by the sect's talisman master are the sixth-level spiritual material 'Red Dan White Fire Sand' and the sixth-level 'Nine Flower Snake Skin Paper'. We have these two in our sect, but together, we can only draw a dozen or so at most. According to our calculations, we need thousands of them. Junior brother, with so many gaps, how can you fill them?"

Wang Ba smiled when he heard this, and his eyes couldn't help but look inside the world.

There was a hint of complexity and sigh in the tone:

"This is why I want to completely hand over the realm to mortals."

Zhao Feng was slightly stunned, and for a moment he didn't understand why his junior brother suddenly mentioned mortals.

But the next moment.

He looked in the direction of the boundary in surprise. A huge, pure incense power surged from the boundary! (End of this chapter)